Scientists warn that radiation and microgravity pose a major threat to human reproduction in space. Understanding these biological risks is essential for the future of long-term space travel.

Strong social networking plays an important role in human relationships. New research on female red deer shows that those ...

Conservation data adds another layer of urgency. Chimpanzees are listed as endangered, and populations have shown declines ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have uncovered the molecular “switch” that powers sperm for their final, high-speed dash toward an egg. By tracking how sperm use glucose as fuel, the team ...

Both the UK and US Governments have pledged to end research using animals, but is such a goal realistic? And how might it change medical research? Talha Burki reports.

The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in regulating host immunity, metabolism and inflammation, with accumulating evidence linking its composition and function to the development and progression of ...

With fewer than an estimated 120 Arabian leopards remaining in the wild, coordinated global action is essential to prevent the extinction of one of the world’s rarest big cat species.

How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

New research from James Cook University has made the extraordinary discovery that epaulette sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without any measurable rise in energy use. JCU's shark physiology research ...

Together, these efforts aim to decode the inner workings of human biology and enable scientific and medical breakthroughs. "When I worked as a pediatrician at UCSF, I treated children with diseases ...